neuroimaging

noun

neu·​ro·​im·​ag·​ing ˌn(y)u̇r-ō-ˈi-mə-jiŋ 

: a clinical specialty concerned with producing images of the brain by noninvasive techniques (such as computed tomography and magnetic resonance imaging)

also : imaging of the brain by these techniques

Examples of neuroimaging in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Using advanced neuroimaging techniques and the publicly accessible Julich-Brain Atlas, researchers from institutions in Germany and the University of Pennsylvania have pinpointed brain networks that show structural alterations in people exhibiting psychopathic traits. —Maria Morava, MSNBC Newsweek, 30 June 2025

In addition to longitudinal data spanning decades, the Framingham Heart Study provides access to midlife biological measures, like serum cortisol, as well as rich neuroimaging data, including PET scans for proteins associated with Alzheimer’s disease, like amyloid and tau, Salardini says. —Elizabeth Yuko, Flow Space, 5 June 2025

Tied to surges of activity in your brain, these moments may shape your ideas into stronger memories, a new neuroimaging study suggests. —Sam Walters, Discover Magazine, 16 May 2025

Future longitudinal and multi-modal neuroimaging studies are warranted to confirm these findings and elucidate the underlying mechanisms. —Bronwyn Thompson, New Atlas, 15 May 2025

Word History

First Known Use

1981, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for neuroimaging

• imaging

Medical Definition

neuroimaging

noun

neu·​ro·​im·​ag·​ing ˌn(y)u̇r-ō-ˈim-ə-jiŋ 

: a clinical specialty concerned with producing images of the brain by noninvasive techniques (as computed tomography, magnetic resonance imaging, and positron-emission tomography)

also : imaging of the brain by these techniques